ANDROID APPS FOR A CLASSIC VALENTINE'S DAY

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There's something to be said about the simple elegance of the classics, especially in this day and age where everything seems to be in your face and over the top. Think of a classic martini - crisp, clean, and smooth. Now remember the last "modern" martini you had. It probably: a) was some bright color, b) had some decoration floating in it, and c) tasted like something from the Slurpee machine at 7-Eleven. Not very impressive, right?

So what are the classics for Valentine's Day? If you ever watched the game show Family Feud....."The survey says:"

1.)  A CARD....

NICKY GREETINGS VALENTINE by 1473labs (free)

Use this app to send a customized Valentine's Day card. Create your personal and colored messages with romantic backgrounds, fonts and nice icons. Then you can save or send them via MMS (MMS is the technical term for a multi-media text message). 

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2.)  CHOCOLATE....

CANDY FARM by Candy Mobile (free)

This is an addictive and fun game for your phone. The premise is that for the first time in a century, the gates of the most incredible candy farm in the world are opening at last. Luckily you are one of the holders of the 5 golden tickets and are invited to a one day tour of Candy Farm. (Sounds familiar, doesn't it? I think I can hear the Oompa Loompa's singing in the background.)

How to play: To start with this game is pretty easy, and then the difficulty of the game would increase with the level completed. The goal of this game is to get each candy from the wrapper to its specified gift box which has the same color as the candy throughout your drawing ribbon. For instance, red to red, green to green. The whole game consists of many cities, different city means different level.

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3.)  FLOWERS....

ALL FLOWERS AND GIFTS by Ackdev Inc (free)

Need an easy way to buy some flowers? Give this app a try. It searches numerous online florists and let's you compare prices.

Features:

• Save criteria for future searches
• Browse, filter products by price
• View product details with sale pricing
• Share products description and detail URL with friends
• Great performance, searches 1,000's of online sources quickly, usually <5 seconds
• Stores & categories added weekly

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4.)  JEWELRY....

JEWELRY TELEVISION by JTV (free)

Ahhh, nothing says "I love you" or helps you with item number 6 on this list like a gift of jewelry. This app lets you connect to Jewelry Television - a cable tv shopping show that has been around since 1993. With this app you can:

• Watch JTV live
• Shop their online store
• See the current item up for sale
• Access a guide to gemstones that includes photos and videos
• Access various articles on jewelry in their learning library

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5.)  DINNER....

URBANSPOON byUrbanSpoon Team (free)

I like Urbanspoon over the popular app Yelp. With Urbanspoon, you can find restaurants by using the default slot machine interface. To use this app, give your phone a shake and the different wheels will spin for a few seconds before stopping on a random restaurant selection. You can lock down any of the three criteria if you're not feeling like much of a gambler. Also, there is a browse option in the settings where you can access  more selection criteria, such as romantic or outdoor dining. Reviews, menus, phone number, and a map are available for each restaurant. 

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6.)  SOME SWEET SWEET LOVIN'....

LOVE POSITION by EZI Studio (free)

Now for the fireworks portion of the evening. This app provides a list of different sexual positions from the Kama Sutra. Each position includes a description and a basic illustration (and I do mean basic, so all you teenage boys are better off looking at National Geographic Magazine or just watching cable tv). 

Wait a minute! Before you head for the comments section of this blog to point out that a collection of different sexual positions that includes the likes of the "monkey" is not classic. Let me just say that since these positions come from the Kama Sutra, a book from the 2nd Century AD, you can't get much more classic than that.

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